Spring Exhibition 2019

Works by a total of 117 artists will be displayed at the 19th annual exhibition of the Estonian Artists’ Association. Also participating in the exhibition are six art galleries. The show includes classics, the heavyweight champions of Estonian art, as well as the most recent and fascinating examples of innovation in the local art scene. There will be paintings, photography, video works and sculptures as well as installations.

The extensive exhibition will fill Tallinn Art Hall and our other two galleries, Tallinn City Gallery and the Art Hall Gallery. Visitors can vote for their favourite at the exhibition; the winner will be awarded 5,000 euros by Estonian art collectors. All voters will also go into the draw for a 500-euro gift voucher that can be redeemed through the NOAR art sales platform (noar.eu). The annual spring celebration of Estonian art will be held this year from 27 April until 9 June.

You are invited to the opening of the exhibition at Tallinn Art Hall on 26 April at 5pm where we will hear music by the guitar duo Paula Pajusaar and Taavi-Hans Kõlar.

Works displayed in the spring exhibition were selected by the jury from a total of 263 applicants under exceptionally competitive conditions. For the second year, the audience can purchase any of the works from the exhibition, supporting the arts and the artists.

The artists were selected for the exhibition by a jury that consisted of Elin Kard, Tamara Luuk, Jaan Manitski, Sirli Oot, Andra Orn, Peeter Talvistu and the designer of the exhibition, Kaarel Eelma.

“The jury’s work was exceptionally challenging this year, and much more great art is being made every year in Estonia than can fit into the Spring Exhibition, despite bringing all our galleries into use. We are very happy that artists wish to participate in the exhibition and we are also pleased to see those return who had decided to stay away for a while. There is reason to hope that the Spring Exhibition will become more exciting and richer every year, just like Estonian art in general,” enthuses Tamara Luuk, member of the jury.

The audience prize of 5,000 euros will be awarded by Riivo Anton, Aivar Berzin, Jaan Manitski, Tiit Pruuli and Rain Tamm. The vote will be open at Tallinn Art Hall until 2 June.

The prize will be handed over at Tallinn Art Hall on Thursday, 6 June 2019. At the same event, the 500-euro gift voucher for NOAR will be drawn for one of the voters and a catalogue of the works displayed in the exhibition will be presented.

Spring Exhibition 2019 is prepared in cooperation with the Estonian Artists’ Association.